diff --git a/lib/nconf/provider.js b/lib/nconf/provider.js
index 340a262..9807a41 100644
--- a/lib/nconf/provider.js
+++ b/lib/nconf/provider.js
@@ -294,7 +294,9 @@ Provider.prototype.load = function (callback) {
   var self = this;
   
   function getStores () {
-    return Object.keys(self.stores).map(function (name) { 
+    var stores = Object.keys(self.stores);
+    stores.reverse();
+    return stores.map(function (name) { 
       return self.stores[name];
     });
   }